Comparing effectiveness of conservative policy to craniofacial surgery in children with metopic synostosis: protocol for an observational cohort study on clinical outcomes, psychosocial well-being and costs in a Dutch academic hospital

Introduction Traditionally, surgical intervention has been the standard treatment for children with metopic synostosis, assuming that it reduces the risk of raised intracranial pressure, thereby preventing vision and cognitive impairment, and also restores the abnormal head shape. However, recent re...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Polinder, Erwin Ista, Nicole Erler, Irene Mathijssen, Jolanda Okkerse, K Joosten, Natalja Bannink, Mariët Faasse, Sarah Lisa Versnel, Pauline Tio, Merel van Staalduinen, K Dulfer, Sjoukje Loudon, Marieke Telleman, Tareq Abdel-Alim, Gennady Roshchupkin, Stella Heemskerk, Marie-Lise van Veelen, Arianne van Driel, Jochem Spoor, Elin Weissbach, Jacoba Kats, Mieke Pleumeekers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5/e094112.full
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